I found this really great web site that has a great variety of bulbs at really good prices. I just ordered over 70 bulbs. I may have gone a little over board, we'll see. I'm just so excited to be finally putting together an outdoor garden! I also ordered some hostas for my shade area. I can't wait until I can dig in!

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Oh, I wholeheartedly agree, Sheri! There's just no way you can ever have too many bulbs! Geesh, they always put on such a beautiful display, especially, the spring flowering ones! What a breath of fresh air they are after the long winter months! I just wish they would stick around a little longer.

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LOL, Rosie: That picture looks like mother nature saying "I'm baaaaaaaack!"

chermoni - what was the website you found?

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PattyM

chermoni,
I've ordered from their catalog, and I do agree that they have a nice selection of bulbs! I absolutely love bulbs! I have a swamp lily that I got from my mom, but want to get more, and I think I need to look at that site to see if they have any.

Good luck with your bulbs!

Rosie,
What zone are you in? And do you know if crocus would grow in z8-9? I've always LOVED their beautiful pictures, but I've never tried to grow them because I thought they were a northern bulb, kinda like tulips...do you know if tulips would grow down here? I've never been brave enough to try them because I thought they needed much colder temps. Your picture is amazing. It looks as if it should be in a magazine or a piece of artwork!

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CajunMama
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Cajun, as an experiment, buy a bag of Crocus bulbs at Wally World or somewhere...they are cheap, cheap, cheap. I just don't know if your winters are cold enough to provide them their necessary dormant requirements but, heck, nothing ventured, nothing gained is my motto.

I would even do the same thing with Tulip bulbs as they are usually reasonably priced at WalMart. Like Angel said...just don't plant as deeply as recommended on the instructions for more northern zones.

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At Wally World, look for the Crocus to be packaged in bags or boxes. There is usually a display stand with all sorts of bulbs. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with them as they are such pretty little things.

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After the snow goes away here, the early crocuses give the only color in the garden, and believe me, they sure do provide sweet relief for the eyes:



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Definitely tulips can be grown...I'm in zone 9, California valley. I think there are some that are better for zones 8 and 9. I usually have to replant them every year but last year they came back! fun fun fun! Here they are ready to unfold.


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Originally posted by gailo:
Oh that reminds me of when I lived in Fresno, CA, I planted tulips, daffodils, windflowers and those bulbs that smell like a skunk (I can't remember the name)and they all bloomed beautifully. But they didn't come back the next year, I had to plant new bulbs.

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Usually those flowers that you mentioned above need some kind of cold time or chilling period to re~bloom... and that maybe why they didn't come back up for you....

But they can be grown as annuals..

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Hmmmm.....I think I might try that refrigerator idea with the cold-loving bulbs like crocus or tulips. I'd hate to have to buy them each year as annuals. That is very interesting...and an experiment in the making....

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CajunMama
"Sing praises to the Lord..." Psalm 9:11

Last year I bought Bulbs in Dec and put in refridg planted in Middle of jan and they came up in march I just recieved bulbs from Lynne I already put them in refridge I'll take out in 6 weeks and plant then Last year was a little late for planting But they came up( last year was first for bulbs) actually I planted too deep for Texas this year won't be as deep so I'm on year two of experimenting Live and learn!!

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HMMMMM never thought about that Weezie Good point I'll ask her! Thanks

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Let us know what she said...

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This is a new box of "bunchflowering" tulips.. so they will be refridgerated as I did last year

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Well I'm all for experimenting ... the ones I bought last year some came from a catalog I just put in the fridge with the others & planted in order of time spent on fridge 6 weeks for all 85% got planted at the same time the rest about 6 days later then the store had some after that 75% off I put straight into the ground some of those came up and some didn't! I'll mark this time where I planted the ones straight into the ground and where I planted the refrid'ed ones, and compare K?

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